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Descendants of Thomas Courtwright

10. JESSE LEE³ COURTWRIGHT (JAMES F.², THOMAS¹) was born 1830, and died 01 October 1864 in Hampton, VA. He married MARY ANN DUNN⁴² 1851 ⁴³. She was born 1833, and died 03 May 1896 in Jacksonville, Greene Co., PA.

Notes for JESSE LEE COURTWRIGHT:
Bates History of Greene Co. (1888) says:
      Enlisted 8-22-1864, died 10-4-1864, @ Hampton, Va.
      Buried in National Cemetery, Hampton, Va., Sec. 8, grave 14.

Church Records of Fairview Methodist Church, Wind Ridge, Pa:
      Jesse Courtwright died 1864, U. S. Army

Greene County Will Book 4-139 Estate 2226
      Mary Ann Courtwright, Adm. of Jesse L. Courtwright,
                              wit. James Courtwright

Obituary of daughter, Mrs. Alice Courtwright Houston says " he died serving in the Civil War as a member of Company C., 85th Pennsylvania Regiment and was buried in the national cemetery at Hampton, Va. Her mother, two brothers, and sister were buried in the family lot at Wind Ridge."
From Democrat Messenger, Waynesburg, Pa. Aug 3, 1923

Census of Greene Co., Pa.      1860      Richhill
326-319
Courtwright, Jesse            31      b. Pa.      farmer
      Mary Ann            27
      Alice J.            3

More About JESSE LEE COURTWRIGHT:
Buried :: National Cem., Hampton, Va. Sec 8, grave 14
Lived at:: Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa.
Military:: Pvt. F. Co., 85th Pa. Vol. Inf.

Notes for MARY ANN DUNN:
      OBITUARY: MARY ANN COURTWRIGHT
Obituary
      Mary Ann Dunn Courtwright died March 5, 1896 in Jacksonville. She was married in 1851 to Jesse L.Courtwright. They had 3 children, two of which are deceased, and one living; Alice J. Houston, wife of Samuel O., of Jacksonville. Also surviving are two grandchildren; Mrs. J. P. Drake of Fredericktown and Master Clarence at home.Her husband died in the army she has remained a widow ever since. She was a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Dunn. She also leaves a sister, Rebecca Cooper, and two brothers; William Dunn of Harvey's, and Jonathan Dunn, of near Beallsville, Ohio. Joseph Dunn who died a short time ago in Ohio was also a brother.
            [From Waynesburg Republican March 1896]

Census of Greene Co., Pa.,       1870      Richhill Twp
84-86
Courtwright, Mary            37      b. Pa
      Alice             12
      Jesse L.            3
Dunn, Elizabeth            65      b. Md
Courtwright, Jesse                  b. Pa      student


Children of JESSE COURTWRIGHT and MARY DUNN are:

JOANNA⁴ COURTWRIGHT, b. 24 January 1852, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa; d. 28 February 1853, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa.

More About JOANNA COURTWRIGHT:
Buried :: Jacksonville Cemetery, Wind Ridge, Pa.

ii.

INFANT DAU, b. Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa.; d. Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa.

More About INFANT DAU:
Buried :: Jacksonville Cemetery, Wind Ridge, Pa.

27.	iii.		ALICE J. COURTWRIGHT, b. 09 May 1857, Richhill Twp., Wind Ridge, Pa; d. 01 August 1923, Washington, Washington Co., Pa..
	iv.		JESSE L. COURTWRIGHT, b. 04 February 1865, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa; d. 23 March 1883, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa.

More About JESSE L. COURTWRIGHT:
Buried :: Jacksonville Cemetery, Wind Ridge, Pa..

11. SARAH ANN³ COURTWRIGHT (JAMES F.², THOMAS¹) was born 1831. She married EZRA DUNN. He was born Abt. 1829, and died Abt. 1857 in Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA.

Notes for SARAH ANN COURTWRIGHT:
Census Records of Greene Co., Pa      1860      Richhill Twp.
320-313
Dunn, Mrs. Sarah A.      26
      Malinda J.            4
      Mary E.            2

Notes for EZRA DUNN:
Tombstone at Jacksonville Cemetery at Wind Ridge, Greene Pa., says age at time of death was 27 yrs 1 mo and 13 days. Year of death is 185_.


Children of SARAH COURTWRIGHT and EZRA DUNN are:

28.	i.		MALINDA JANE⁴ DUNN, b. 26 January 1855, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA; d. 07 January 1938, Waynesburg, Greene Co., PA.
	ii.		MARY E. DUNN, b. 04 April 1856; d. 31 January 1894.

12. WILLIAM³ COURTWRIGHT (JAMES F.², THOMAS¹) was born 07 May 1830 in Richhill Twp., Greene Co., Pa ⁴⁴, and died 06 January 1909 in Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa⁴⁴. He married CATHERINE KERNS 16 February 1858. She was born 25 August 1840 in Fayette Co., Pa⁴⁴, and died 11 October 1910 in Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa⁴⁴.

Notes for WILLIAM COURTWRIGHT:
Census Records of Greene Co., Pa      1860      Richhill Twp.
393/384            farm laborer
Courtwright, William            27      b. Pa
      Katherine            19      b. Pa
      G. W.            2      b. Pa
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Census Records of Greene Co., Pa      1870      Richhill Twp.
448
Courtwright, William            40
      Catherine            30
      Geo. W.            12
      Sylvester            10
      David            6
      Mary            4
      Emma            1
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Census Records of Greene Co., Pa      1900      Richhill Twp.
276/277
Courtwright, William            5-1830      70 m42            Pa Pa Pa
      Catherine wife      8-1840      59 m42       10/6      Pa Pa Pa
      Sylvester H son      7-1863      36            Pa Pa Pa
      John M      son      5-1877      23 m1            Pa Pa Pa
      Nannie      d-i-l      11-1877      22 m1      1/1      Pa Pa Pa
      William V      son      12-1878      21            Pa Pa Pa
      Earl F       gr/son      7-1899      10/12            Pa Pa Pa
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Census Records of Greene Co., Pa      1910      Richhill Twp., north
51/54
Courtwright, Catherine            69 widowed 10/6      Pa Pa Pa farmer
      Sylvester H            43 single            Pa Pa Pa farm laborer
      William V                  30 single            Pa Pa Pa farm laborer

More About WILLIAM COURTWRIGHT:
Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa
Cause of Death: Consumption⁴⁴

More About CATHERINE KERNS:
Cause of Death: Cancer of the stomach⁴⁴

Children of WILLIAM COURTWRIGHT and CATHERINE KERNS are:

29.	i.	GEORGE WASHINGTON⁴ COURTWRIGHT, b. 22 November 1858; d. 13 August 1933.
30.	ii.	SYLVESTER H. COURTWRIGHT, b. July 1863.
31.	iii.	DAVID FRANCIS COURTWRIGHT, b. 06 August 1860; d. 06 December 1928.
32.	iv.	MARY FRANCES "FANNIE" COURTWRIGHT, b. 26 June 1867, Wind Ridge, Richhill Twp.,Greene Co., Pa; d. 04 October 1961, Marianna, Washington Co., Pa.
	v.	EMMA J. COURTWRIGHT, b. Abt. 1869.
33.	vi.	JOHN MINOR COURTWRIGHT, b. 27 May 1878, Richhill Twp, Greene Co., Pa; d. 30 June 1945.
	vii.	WILLIAM V. COURTWRIGHT, b. 1878.
	viii.	GRACE COURTWRIGHT.

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